Six charcoal figures (artwork)
- Date:
- 1950
- Reference:
- PP/RSI/B/1/1/5/2
- Part of:
- Rita Simon Collection
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
1 drawing Psychiatric patient 1 "Heinz", depicting six charcoal figures in various positions, including sitting at a desk, walking, flying in a top hat, and shooting an arrow. The inscription read "I think so, I think".
Small drawing on the reverse of a seated man in a top hat. the writting on the reverse reads "obsessive, suspicious, charcoal, typical"
The title has been supplied by the cataloguer for identification purposes.
Rita Simon's style classification: Traditional linear.
Publication/Creation
1950
Physical description
1 artwork Charcoal on paper. 27.5 x 37.6 cm
Biographical note
The patient was a male German Jewish refugee working in the 1950s. He was paranoid and seemed to compensate for this through admiring Hitler and kept a photograph of Hitler on his person. "Heinz" attended therapy sessions once a week at a psychiatric centre. He had very precise English diction and sat very straight when drawing.
This information is taken from conversations between Rita Simon and Wellcome staff between 1995 and 1997.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores